Passage

Leviticus 27

Book: Leviticus · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah by thy estimation. 3. And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4. And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 5. And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 6. And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. 7. And if it be from sixty years old and upward; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 8. But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him that vowed shall the priest value him. 9. And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy. 10. He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. 11. And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation unto Jehovah, then he shall set the beast before the priest; 12. and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be. 13. But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy estimation. 14. And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Jehovah, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 15. And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. 16. And if a man shall sanctify unto Jehovah part of the field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the sowing thereof: the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17. If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 18. But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain unto the year of jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from thy estimation. 19. And if he that sanctified the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. 20. And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more: 21. but the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto Jehovah, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's. 22. And if he sanctify unto Jehovah a field which he hath bought, which is not of the field of his possession; 23. then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation unto the year of jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto Jehovah. 24. In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth. 25. And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 26. Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to Jehovah, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is Jehovah's. 27. And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according to thine estimation, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. 28. Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto Jehovah of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto Jehovah. 29. No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. 30. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah's: it is holy unto Jehovah. 31. And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof. 32. And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto Jehovah. 33. He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 34. These are the commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai." (Leviticus 27:1-34, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2. “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to Yahweh in a vow, according to your valuation, 3. your valuation of a male from twenty years old even to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4. If she is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. 5. If the person is from five years old even to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels. 6. If the person is from a month old even to five years old, then your valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver. 7. If the person is from sixty years old and upward; if he is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. 8. But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall assign a value to him. The priest shall assign a value according to his ability to pay. 9. “‘If it is an animal, of which men offer an offering to Yahweh, all that any man gives of such to Yahweh becomes holy. 10. He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. 11. If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to Yahweh, then he shall set the animal before the priest; 12. and the priest shall value it, whether it is good or bad. As you the priest values it, so shall it be. 13. But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of it to its valuation. 14. “‘When a man dedicates his house to be holy to Yahweh, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad: as the priest shall evaluate it, so shall it stand. 15. If he who dedicates it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his. 16. “‘If a man dedicates to Yahweh part of the field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. The sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17. If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand. 18. But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain to the Year of Jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from your valuation. 19. If he who dedicated the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall remain his. 20. If he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more; 21. but the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee, shall be holy to Yahweh, as a devoted field. It shall be owned by the priests. 22. “‘If he dedicates a field to Yahweh which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession, 23. then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation up to the Year of Jubilee; and he shall give your valuation on that day, as a holy thing to Yahweh. 24. In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongs. 25. All your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel. 26. “‘Only the firstborn among animals, which is made a firstborn to Yahweh, no man may dedicate it; whether an ox or sheep. It is Yahweh’s. 27. If it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back according to your valuation, and shall add to it the fifth part of it; or if it isn’t redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation. 28. “‘Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote to Yahweh of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to Yahweh. 29. “‘No one devoted, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. 30. “‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh. 31. If a man redeems anything of his tithe, he shall add a fifth part to it. 32. All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh. 33. He shall not search whether it is good or bad, neither shall he change it. If he changes it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. It shall not be redeemed.’” 34. These are the commandments which Yahweh commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai." (Leviticus 27:1-34, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. 3. And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4. And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 5. And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 6. And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. 7. And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 8. But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. 9. And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy. 10. He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy. 11. And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest: 12. And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. ^{as: Heb. according to thy estimation, O priest, etc} 13. But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation. 14. And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 15. And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. 16. And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. ^{an: or, the land of an homer, etc} 17. If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 18. But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. 19. And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. 20. And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. 21. But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's. 22. And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession; 23. Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD. 24. In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong. 25. And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 26. Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S. ^{firstling of: Heb. firstborn, etc} 27. And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. 28. Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. 29. None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. 30. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD. 31. And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. 32. And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. 33. He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 34. These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai." (Leviticus 27:1-34, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 2. 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When a man maketh a wonderful vow, by thy valuation the persons [are] Jehovah's. 3. When thy valuation hath been of the male from a son of twenty years even unto a son of sixty years, then hath been thy valuation fifty shekels of silver by the shekel of the sanctuary. 4. And if it [is] a female, then hath thy valuation been thirty shekels; 5. and if from a son of five years even unto a son of twenty years, then hath thy valuation been of the male twenty shekels, and for the female, ten shekels; 6. and if from a son of a month even unto a son of five years, then hath thy valuation been of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy valuation [is] three shekels of silver; 7. and if from a son of sixty years and above, if a male, then hath thy valuation been fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten shekels. 8. 'And if he is poorer than thy valuation, then he hath presented himself before the priest, and the priest hath valued him; according to that which the hand of him who is vowing doth reach doth the priest value him. 9. 'And if [it is] a beast of which they bring near an offering to Jehovah, all that [one] giveth of it to Jehovah is holy; 10. he doth not change it nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he really change beast for beast,, then it hath been, it and its exchange is holy. 11. 'And if [it is] any unclean beast of which they do not bring near an offering to Jehovah, then he hath presented the beast before the priest, 12. and the priest hath valued it; whether good or bad, according to thy valuation, O priest, so it is; 13. and if he really redeem it, then he hath added its fifth to thy valuation. 14. 'And when a man sanctifieth his house, a holy thing to Jehovah, then hath the priest valued it, whether good or bad; as the priest doth value it so it standeth; 15. and if he who is sanctifying doth redeem his house, then he hath added a fifth of the money of thy valuation to it, and it hath become his. 16. 'And if of the field of his possession a man sanctify to Jehovah, then hath thy valuation been according to its seed; a homer of barley-seed at fifty shekels of silver; 17. if from the year of the jubilee he sanctify his field, according to thy valuation it standeth; 18. and if after the jubilee he sanctify his field, then hath the priest reckoned to him the money according to the years which are left, unto the year of the jubilee, and it hath been abated from thy valuation. 19. 'And if he really redeem the field, he who is sanctifying it, then he hath added a fifth of the money of thy valuation to it, and it hath been established to him; 20. and if he do not redeem the field, or if he hath sold the field to another man, it is not redeemed any more; 21. and the field hath been, in its going out in the jubilee, holy to Jehovah as a field which is devoted; to the priest is its possession. 22. 'And if the field of his purchase (which [is] not of the fields of his possession) [one] sanctify to Jehovah, 23. then hath the priest reckoned to him the amount of thy valuation unto the year of jubilee, and he hath given thy valuation in that day, a holy thing to Jehovah; 24. in the year of the jubilee the field returneth to him from whom he bought it, to him whose [is] the possession of the land. 25. And all thy valuation is by the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs is the shekel. 26. 'Only, a firstling which is Jehovah's firstling among beasts, no man doth sanctify it, whether ox or sheep; it [is] Jehovah's. 27. And if among the unclean beasts, then he hath ransomed [it] at thy valuation, and he hath added its fifth to it; and if it is not redeemed, then it hath been sold at thy valuation. 28. 'Only, no devoted thing which a man devoteth to Jehovah, of all that he hath, of man, and beast, and of the field of his possession, is sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to Jehovah. 29. 'No devoted thing, which is devoted of man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death. 30. And all tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah's, holy to Jehovah. 31. 'And if a man really redeem [any] of his tithe, its fifth he addeth to it. 32. 'And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock, all that passeth by under the rod, the tenth is holy to Jehovah; 33. he enquireth not between good and bad, nor doth he change it; and if he really change it, then it hath been, it and its exchange is holy; it is not redeemed.' 34. These [are] the commands which Jehovah hath commanded Moses for the sons of Israel, in mount Sinai." (Leviticus 27:1-34, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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